Africa’s water scarcity problem is getting worse
Over the past few years, the water scarcity problem in Africa has actually gotten worse. There are over 1.3 billion people on the continent and many of them do not have an adequate water supply. And according to More...
Monkeypox increases in Africa raise concerns
The recent apparent increase in human monkeypox cases across a wide geographic area, the potential for further spread, and the lack of reliable surveillance have raised the level of concern for this emerging zoonosis. Monkeypox/CDC In More...
‘Invisible Killers’ highlights dangers of Influenza, Ebola, Smallpox: premieres on March 29
Viruses have shaped our health and our history, and, despite all the tools of modern medicine, they continue to kill millions of people every year. Influenza, smallpox, and Ebola are among the three most lethal More...
Thailand dengue cases up an additional 5,000, Actor Por Sahawong in coma
The dengue fever outbreak in Thailand has grown by another 5,000 cases during the past week, according to the Thai Bureau of Epidemiology’s (BOE) latest data. Through November 8, health officials put the case More...
How To Protect Yourself When Visiting The Hospital
You go to the hospital when you are sick, or to visit a friend or family member when they are sick or getting surgery. Maybe you go to the doctor’s office, rather than the ER, but either way, you risk getting More...
Industry Professionals Unaware of Health and Safety Functions in the Workplace
Recent surveys completed by the Antea Group have brought a troubling issue to light; there is seemingly a conflict between employee values and behaviors when it comes to safety. Whilst the survey showed that around More...
New petition aims to block importation of salamanders, stop spread of disease
The Center for Biological Diversity and Save the Frogs filed a formal petition to the Interior secretary seeking an emergency moratorium on the import of salamanders for the pet trade to prevent introduction of More...
Antibiotic-resistant foodborne infections: An ongoing public health threat
Antibiotic resistance in foodborne germs, an ongoing public health threat, showed both positive and troubling trends, according to data tracked by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2012. Each year, More...
Alabama salmonella outbreak up to 14 confirmed cases
In a follow-up to a report Monday, as part of the Alabama Department of Public Health’s continuing investigation of a foodborne disease outbreak in Russellville, the Bureau of Clinical Laboratories has confirmed More...
Alabama salmonella outbreak possibly linked to El Patron
In a follow-up to a report on a salmonella outbreak in Russellville, Alabama, health officials now report during the course of their ongoing investigation, three individuals who had eaten at El Patron restaurant More...
Alabama health officials investigate salmonella outbreak in Russellville
Health officials in Alabama are reporting being made aware of a possible salmonella foodborne outbreak in Russellville on Wednesday. SalmonellaImage/CDC The Alabama Department of Public Health Assistant State Health More...
College microbiology classes linked to Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak
A multistate Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak, which has sickened 41 people in 13 states since last November, has been linked to clinical and college and university teaching microbiology laboratories, according More...
Canada health officials investigate salmonella outbreaks linked to chia seed powder, bearded dragons
Public Health Agency of Canada and it’s partners are investigating two salmonella outbreaks; one linked to dried sprouted chia seed powder and a second linked to contact with pet bearded dragons. Image/CFIA Canadian More...
Fifty new salmonella cases reported linked to Foster Farms chicken
In a follow up to an April report, the multistate Salmonella Heidelberg outbreak that began some 14 months ago, has grown by another 50 cases during the past six weeks, according to the Centers for Disease Control More...
Fuego Tortilla Grill being investigated over Salmonella Typhimurium-Ohio outbreak
A College Station, Texas restaurant has voluntarily closed due to a health investigation into a connection with an intermittent Salmonella Typhimurium-Ohio outbreak, according to a The Eagle report Friday. The More...
Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak affects 37 people in 18 states, linked to frozen mice
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced today the investigation of a multistate Salmonella Typhimurium outbreak that has sickened 37 people in 18 states since the beginning of the year. Epidemiologic, More...
Salmonella outbreak linked to live poultry reported from 23 states
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is collaborating with public health, veterinary, and agriculture officials in many states and with the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant More...
Australia: Bandicoot droppings linked to Salmonella Java in Northern Beaches
The Northern Sydney Public Health Unit is reporting an increase in the number of cases of Salmonella among toddlers and young children on the Northern Beaches and warn parents that bandicoot droppings may be the More...
CDC investigates Salmonella Cotham outbreak linked to bearded dragons
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), in collaboration with public health, veterinary, and agriculture officials in many states and the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Veterinary Services More...
Author, Mark Jerome Walters discusses his new book, ‘Seven Modern Plagues’
A new book, which examines seven relatively new and emerging infectious diseases and how human action and the change in the ecology, causes them to produce, according to the author, “ecodemics”. The More...
